The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-13
REV. M'QUEARY
Talks About His Controversy With
the Repository
Over His Recent Sermon on Church
Unity-He Explains How He Has
Been Misrepresented and
Misquoted.

In the last three issues of the Reposi-
tory the editor and Rev Howard Mac
Queary, of the st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, of this city, have had cOntro-
Versy about the report of a sermon,
which has ended very discreditably to
the editor. Being defeated in argu-
ments he, in last nights issue, poured
forth a perfect TRADE of personal abuse
against his r,verend opponent, en-
accusing him of "a desire to intention
ally misapprehend and misstate" the
reporters words, and adding as to his
own statement in the pulpit that Mr..
MacQueary should quote from what he
spoke and not from what he had writ
Jen." This remark was made in cOnse-
quence of Mr.. MacQueary's quoting the
exact words of his manuscript to prove
the Repository's misrepresentation and
It is plain assertion that Mr.. Mac
Queary said one thing in the pulpit and
mother in the paper, or in other words
falsified. All who heard the sermon
know that it was delivered from manu-
,cript according to the common custom
in most churches especially the Epis-
opal Church.-and at this rate no min
.ster will be safe, for anyone who
| chooses may make an unauthorized
report of his sermon, misrepresent him,
and then when he proves the misrepTe-
sentation, be given: the lie.
A prominent Episcopalian called the
DEMOCRATS attention to the RepOsi-
tory's abusive article and a reporter
called on Rev. MacQueary at his study,
/ No. 65 South Poplar street. After sal
utations were exchanged ssthe DEMO
GRAFT remarked: "Well, Reverend, my
attentionHhas just been called to the
abusive articleaagainst you in tonight's
Repository. What are you going to do
| about it?"
"Why, nothing, Isupposc," he replied;
''fOr, of course, when a.man ceases to ar
que and begins to abuse, virtually call
ing you liar and an ignOramus, no
gentleman, certainly no clergyman, can
lower himself sufficiently to notice the
writer further"
"Then you will let the matter drop
here?'
N think so" replied the Rector, for
you see my hands areStiedAtBut / feel
that the Repository has injured itself
more than it has me, for am sure that
the good sense and high-tOned charac-
ter of Cantonians will recognize how
utterly uncalled for was this abuse and
how previously my views have been
misrepresented."
Mr.. MacQueary's sermon is most lib
eral expression Of opinion on the sub,
ject, its general tone being well indica,
ted by all of his quotations
from it in his articles, AS to the Lu'
theran doctrine of the Holy COmmun
ion he has clearly shown from the
Augsburgh Confession and Luther's
own words that it is cOnsubstantiation
Although some sections of the Luther
an Church reject this dogma, yet tn,
typical High Church, German Luther
ans still hold it, and even prominent
we'll informed Lutherans have acknowl
edged that Mr.. MacQueary has correctly
stated Lutheran views Of the Sacra
ment, so that the Repository's sneer tha'
Mr.. MacQueary was mixed upiu the sub
tleties of theology recoils with grea
force on its own head, His distinction
between the Roman doctrine (transub
stantiatiOR) and the Lutheran is clearly
drawn in his sermon, much more II
| his articles, and &he Repository is thu
only one who can't see it, The tran
substantiation alias consubstantiatioI
lis ore of the mole hill whicl
the Repository magnitied int
mountain. The Man Around Town
confounded the two views. Mr. Mac
Queary distinctly showed their differ
ence, but in quoting the reporter
statement in Saturdays paper, that tn
i Lutheran denied that Lutherans o
today believed in transubstantiation,
Mr.. MacQueary added, "aEias consuh
sanitation" meaning, of course, tina
this was the word which should be useC
as he had had just shown in the preced
ing lines, The "alias" was mere sill
of the pen but "a drowning ma
catches at a straw" and s
the Repository grasped at this AM
made much ado about nothing. On tn
whole the RepositOry's conduct is high
l ly reprehensible, manifesting, as it does
not desire to know and reveal tn
truth, but only its own ingenuity il
wriggling out of a close corner; and
is to be hoped that Cantonians may Sc
through it. SO far from this discussion
| injuring Rev. MacQueafy or his Church
it will, instead, recoil on the Repository
It's conduct well deserves the silent con
tempt which it is destined to receive 4
the hands of Mr.. MacQueary.
The Repository claims that Mr.. Mae
| Queary slashed right and left anon,
| Lutherans, Methodists, Congregation
alists, etc, while it is patent to all tina
| the only slashing was that done by tn,
Repository.